Hey guys it feels weird to be a graduate… maybe I'll have a little more time to type and draw.

Chapter 34: Monster and Men

I was in trouble that is all I knew as I glanced at Kulu as we walked through High Charity, I was in disguise of course. We were headed toward the Prophets and that was making Kulu fret a lot. My mandibles moved together as I was afraid, "Kulu did I do anything wrong?" I said in my Sangheili.

"I don't know Aeia, and remember no English at all." He said in a stern voice.

"Of course Kulu, you know I've been speaking in Sangheili for a month now." I said with a worried smile.

Kulu just looked at me worried but he worries a lot but this was different. I touched his arm and smiled up at him, "Take a deep breath Kulu." I said softly. My armor was a Caribbean blue which was my preferred choice when I had to show some rank.

We walked side by side as we drew closer and closer to our destination. My heart was racing as we got on the gravity lift like elevator and the doors closed behind us. I was nervous but I found it unnecessary to show it as I was most likely going to die today. Kulu gave me a quick hug as I just touched the arm around my front as Kulu was detaching himself from me. He let go just before the doors opened and I looked at the Honor Guard Ultras standing there. I'm so screwed… I thought with an inward groan as we walked down the line of guards.

The doors opened as we approached and my eyes began to dart all over the place, I needed to know my environment… I just needed to know. I stared ahead and none of them were there and I whispered softly, "Where are they?"

Soon three holograms appeared in front of us and we knelt down on one knee to them, our heads lowered.

"Kulu pardon our absence but there were more… pressing matters for us to personally attend including myself." The one in the middle began, He must have been Truth.

"I see the human has gotten a disguise." Regret said.

"Both of you stand." Truth said and I stood up and looked at them, Truth looked the youngest if that was even possible among their species.

"Remove the disguise." Regret said as I glanced at Kulu who made no motions, he was gone and I was on my own. I made a motion over my left breastplate and they watched my body move as I became human again. Out of habit I put my hands behind my back and straightened myself as I presented myself to them. Kulu glanced over at me nervously he never liked to flaunt my skills.

Regret spoke with glee in his voice, "She has combat experience and wonderfully vicious." He told the other two.

As they spoke in a language I could not understand I stood as still as a statue never letting my stone mask crack. Soon the eldest of the three spoke to Kulu, "We heard that your pet disobeyed you. Is that correct?" He was called Mercy.

"Yes, yes that is right. It was during a mission wasn't it that she ran away but I believe she returned on her own will." Truth spoke up.

"And you failed to discipline it… It must be punished!" Mercy said. My eyes widened as I looked at Mercy, but I came back! That hypocrite! He isn't very merciful! I thought as I stared at them.

"I agree," Regret drawled in a bored tone, "you Kulu are being punished as well. You are being punished for your unhealthy attachment to this creature. Do you understand what I am saying Kulu?"

I looked at Kulu as my stone mask fell to the ground and shattered, he wasn't looking at me and I felt sick. "I understand." Kulu said to them.

"Very well the child shall be killed." Truth said calmly. Kulu suddenly looked like he was painfully stabbed but he accepted the decision.

I was not so accepting of the decision and took a step forward as I spoke up, "I came back!" They looked at me, Kulu did not.

The doors opened up and five brutes walked in and I just looked at them fearfully. Even my body had limitations; I could go on par with a Sangheili but not a brute. "Kulu." I cried out and soon ran over to him but was caught before I reached him and I screamed, "KULU!" I fought and squirmed and pleaded to Kulu for help, all he did was wince each time like he was shot with an arrow.

I cursed in my head as I fumbled with my Sangheili and then cursed again as I spoke in English and screamed out a five letter word, "DADDY!" I placed all my bets on that word as tears began to run down my face as I felt betrayed.

Something inside Kulu snapped as I said that word and he looked back at me, "Wait," everyone looked at him, "let me say something to her." He pressed a button and closed the doors and turned off the holograms of the Prophets. I watched Kulu walked over to me and I whimpered; "Now… what did you call me?" He looked at me with anger and sadness in his eyes.

I cried a little as a bit of drool fell from my mouth as I cried, "Daddy…" I was like a lost child and I probably looked pathetic.

The brutes laughed as one barked, "It still squeals like a scared human no matter how tough it says it is." I cry as I showed him my weakest moment then a brute growled impatiently, "Did you get your answer yet?"

"Yes… I did." He said as he took my energy sword and activated it. I began to cry harder as I knew that I was going to die by Kulu's hands and Toma's sword. I trusted him with my life and now it seemed fitting that he was going to take it. I let out a scream as I watched him thrust the blade at me but deactivated it as his fist touched my stomach and I vomited a little bit as he punched me. The brutes laughed as Kulu grabbed my neck and they let me go, Kulu smiled and then put me down as he lunged at a Brute and I watched the blood spray.

A brute grabbed me and I screamed, I shut my eyes as I heard the hum of the energy sword in my ears and felt Kulu holding me close snarling. "Don't you dare touch what is mine!" He lunged at a third brute with bloodlust screaming in his eyes and I walked over to the one he just sliced and snapped its neck as I turned into a Sangheili again. There was a loud banging on the door and I chimed, "Who is it?"

Kulu slammed a Brutes head repeatedly into the floor as I held off the last of the five. In this form I stood a better chance as I kicked the side of his head against the floor and pounced on him as the Honor Guards got the doors open and watched me snap the brute's neck as Kulu stood there panting hard as he was covered in blood. He walked past the Honor Guards as he spoke gruffly, "Come along Aeia."

"Yes sir." I said and noticed the one whom got his head beaten into the wall was still alive and I leaned over and whispered. "You seemed to squeal loudly yourself…pathetic." I mocked before I snapped his neck.

"Aeia!" Kulu roared

"Coming Father!" I said as I ran over and past the Honor Guard Ultras and walked beside Kulu smiling.

Once on the lift he hugged me tightly as he apologized for what he did and nuzzled my head. Our embrace ended once those doors opened and we walked through the gardens of High Charity with calm looks on our faces. That day I gained myself a Father and that day Kulu restored a bit of his heart and gained a child.

Song that inspired me: Little Talks and a bit of Help is on the way during the fight scene mostly the 1st song.

Please Read and write a Review I do accept anonymous reviews and please tell me that you like the story! Also I write my stories in notebooks before I type them and once I get done with the notebook, in which Aeia becomes 16, I'm going to fast forward and make her 17 once I start typing up the 3rd notebook and once I get to the 3rd notebook I'm going to stop adding chapters for awhile so I can think and write.